Kelli Janssen US History 2017/2018!

Irene Bedard as Pocahontas: Irene Bedard is most commonly known for her role as the voice of Pocahontas in the 1995 animated film. Irene has played the character of Native Americans in many other films. She can be seen in the films; “Into the West,” “Tree of Life” and “Smoke Signals.” She is an award-winning actress, whose voice is heard by millions. Her role as a Native American in these films cause her to be a very influential person, with an opinion towards Native American culture and identity, and sensitivity towards it. For instance she spoke up about Trumps comments towards U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren. Trump began to target Elizabeth Warren during his campaign by calling her Pocahontas. This was because in the past Warren had stated that she had American Indian heritage on application forms when she was seeking employment in academia. Trump mockingly and repetitively called her “that fake Indian” and Pocahontas. These comments brought anger to Natives because of his ton...

Native Americans With Diabetes: Diabetes is one of the most common diseases around the world, it is specifically prevalent in the Unites States and those native the United States. Diabetes is a number of diseases that occurs when the pancreas produces very little to no insulin, or when the body does not respond appropriately to insulin. According to the American Diabetes Association, in 2015 30.3 million Americans (9.4% of population) had diabetes. The same article mentions that diabetes remains the  7th leading cause of death in the United States . In the United States 15.1% of those with the Diabetes are Americans Indians and Alaskan Natives (greatest percentage makeup by race/ ethnicity).             Native Americans have a greater chance of having diabetes than any other U.S. racial/ethnic group. Diabetes is often related to kidney failure, a condition in which the kidneys lose the ability to remove waste ...